HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has made key appointments in sales for North America and Europe. Kevin Skorzewski joins as head of sales for North America. In this new role, Skorzewski will be responsible for building out HSBC’s securities services franchise
Howard Altman, co-chief executive and principal-in-charge of Rothstein Kass’ financial services group, has been elected treasurer of the Managed Funds Association (MFA). Altman (pictured) has also been appointed by MFA to serve a one-year term as a member of
Alternative investment manager Aquila Capital has appointed Stuart MacDonald as managing director to assist in developing Aquila’s growing institutional business. MacDonald joins Aquila Capital from Gems Advisors, having previously worked in a senior capacity at firms such as Henderson Global
North of South Capital, the London-based global emerging markets fund manager, has appointed Davina Rich as senior analyst in its fund management team. Rich’s primary role is bottom-up analysis and enhancing the stock-picking process. Rich was previously founding
Oaktree Capital Group has recruited Julio Herrera to manage a new Emerging Market Opportunities investment strategy focused on distressed and dislocated corporate and sovereign debt. Prior to joining Oaktree, Herrera was president of Fintech Advisory, which manages a multi-billion dollar
LCH.Clearnet Group has appointed Martin Ryan as group head of operations and client services, reporting to Christophe Hemon, group chief operating officer. Ryan joins LCH.Clearnet from RBS where he held the position of managing director, head of markets operations for
Greg Coffey (pictured), one of the star traders of the UK hedge fund industry, is quitting Louis Bacon’s Moore Capital Management to return to his native Australia. According to reports, the 41-year-old, who is reckoned to have accumulated an estimated
AlphaMetrix, a secure online marketplace for private investments, has added 18 full-time employees in its Columbus, Ohio office. The new employees all have information technology experience and will supplement the technology team based in AlphaMetrix’ Chicago headquarters. This initiative, the
Etops, a provider of middle office outsourcing and consultancy solutions, is expanding its business activities to Geneva. Arnold de Christen will be taking over the management of the newly established branch and customer care for clients in French-speaking Europe. At
Litigation funding firm Burford Group has hired Melissa Sobel as corporate counsel in New York. Sobel (pictured) was most recently associate general counsel at Time Inc, where over the last eight-and-a-half years she advised multiple divisions of the media giant.
